September Happenings

 September blew by!  I had a feeling it would as I looked at our crazy schedule on paper but it is still hard to wrap my brain around the idea that it already October and we are full swing into fall.  Here is what kept us very busy this month...

                          

Back at school means curriculum nights and homework.  Even Mairin had a homework assignment!

Fall baseball was in full swing.  Nolan had two games a week but he loves the sport, his teammates, the snacks and the occasional ice cream after the game.

The girls are still being the supportive sisters at his games but luckily there are a lot of little siblings for them to hang out with.

We escaped downtown with some friends and neighbors for dinner and a comedy show.  It ended up being too late of a night it was a blast and well worth it.

Checking out our friends' beautiful new home and the kids got the added bonus of swimming in their pool.  September has been HOT so it was a nice treat.

Nolan also golfed this fall with Zach and Calvin.  He said the instructors are mean but hopefully that just means they are actually instructing him and he is learning something.

                       

Playing around with the new camera on my iPhone 12.  I upgraded and the camera is definitely my favorite perk.  It takes such great pictures now matter what the lighting.

Enjoying a night at the playground on a random Sunday night where the kids did not have school the next day.

Dinner picnic and baseball/football card trading.

Testing out his Halloween costume.  Aunt Kelsey was also a hot dog one year.  She advised him to beware of friends who may try to take a bite.

My dad came in town to help Darby and Bill with their new fireplace and then he was able to catch the tail end of Nolan's baseball game, check out the progress in the basement and and grab dinner with us before heading home.  We laughed that this picture makes him look like Santa with all of the kids but they thought it was funny.

Quinn joined a new cheer team this year.  She is very dedicated and focused when she is there and it is fun to watch her do something that you can tell she really enjoys.  It's a big commitment so I'm glad she loves it and gives it her all each Monday night.  I think she likes the combination of cheer, tumbling and stunts and she gets to be a mentor to the younger girls but also have some older girls to look up to as well.  She even gets to compete this year!

Random email from Nolan.  I came home later that day to find pictures of this weirdo all over his walls.

Day date with Quinn.  She needed to pick out some birthday gifts for a couple of parties coming up so we headed to Easton to do a little shopping and stopped for lunch.  It was fun to have the one on one time and to make her feel special for the day.

Girl Scouts is back in session!  The girls kicked off the year with a basketball lesson and we were lucky enough to have our neighbor, Quinlan, coach the girls.  She surprised them with cupcakes at the end of the lesson which was a big hit.

Mairin still loves ballet and I was able to sit in during one of her classes recently to watch her dance.  It's really cute.

So that's a little of what we have been up to in the midst of rest of life.  Busy and fun!